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Correcting a marginal riboflavin deficiency improves hematologic status in young women in the United Kingdom (RIBOFEM)
Author(s) -
Hilary J. Powers,
Marilyn Hill,
Sohail Mushtaq,
J. Dainty,
Gosia MajsakNewman,
Elizabeth A. Williams
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.110.008409
Subject(s) - riboflavin , medicine , glutathione reductase , iron deficiency , hemoglobin , placebo , physiology , population , anemia , biology , biochemistry , environmental health , glutathione peroxidase , superoxide dismutase , pathology , oxidative stress , alternative medicine
Moderate riboflavin deficiency is prevalent in certain population groups in affluent countries, but the functional significance of this deficiency is not clear. Studies have indicated a role for riboflavin in the absorption and use of iron.

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